Episode 53: Top 5 Shelf of Shame (2024)

The Longest Turn Board Gaming Podcast

Welcome to episode 53! Happy New Year! In this episode we talk about our top 5 shelf of shame games we want to get played in 2024, how we did on our 2023 lists, and games we've been playing lately. What game(s) are you most excited to get off your shelf of shame this year?

Games we've been playing lately:
Furnace - 00:05:25
Deep Rock Galactic: The Board Game - 00:13:20
The Master Theorem - A Book of Puzzles, Intrigue and Wit - 00:19:56
Cascadia: Landmarks - 00:28:44
Final Girl: The North Pole Nightmare - 00:35:22
Pies - 00:42:18
Betrayal: The Yuletide Tale - Evil Reigns in the Wynter's Pale - 00:47:41
Also played, briefly mentioned: Paco Sako, Lorcana, Taco Cat Goat Cheese Pizza, Next Station London, Cheating Moth, Dune Imperium: Uprising - 00:52:25

2023 Shelf of Shame Recap:
Tyson - Crusaders: Thy Will Be Done - Divine Influence, Sidereal Confluence: Bifurcation, Hyperborea, Gugong, Sleeping Gods - 00:58:39
Kevin - Star Wars: The Clone Wars (Pandemic), Everdell, Furnace, Messina 1347, Undaunted: Normandy - 01:05:16
Tyler - Lowlands, Nemesis: Lockdown, Thunderstone Quest, Perseverance: Castaway Chronicles - Episodes 1 & 2, The Great Wall - 01:08:47

2024 Shelf of Shame:
#5 Kevin: Aeon's End Legacy - 01:16:21
#5 Tyson: Arkham Horror: The Path to Carcosa - 01:18:00
#5 Tyler: Legendary: Big Trouble in Little China - 01:19:15
#4 Kevin: Stranger Things: Upside Down - 01:21:40
#4 Tyson: Battlecrest: Fellwoods - 01:23:46
#4 Tyler: Merv: The Heart of the Silk Road - 01:25:22
#3 Kevin: Zhanguo: The First Empire - 01:26:18
#3 Tyson: Tikal - 01:28:29
#3 Tyler: ISS Vanguard - 01:30:25
#2 Kevin: Apiary - 01:32:40
#2 Tyson: Lunar Rush - 01:34:37
#2 Tyler: Outer Rim: Unfinished Business - 01:36:45
#1 Kevin: Carpe Diem - 01:38:16
#1 Tyson: Septima - 01:41:46
#1 Tyler: Clank! Legacy: Acquisitions Incorporated - 01:44:28
Honorable Mentions - 01:47:00

What we're excited about:
CDSK - 01:51:50
The Last Lighthouse - 01:53:15
Wyrmspan - 01:55:09

Outtakes - 02:01:32

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